Dr. Kjersti Kirkeby's medical specialty is endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism. For her professional training, Dr. Kirkeby completed a residency program at California Pacific Medical Center. In her practice, Dr. Kirkeby focuses on diabetes and metabolism. She is in-network for Anthem, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Medi-Cal, as well as other insurance carriers. Dr. Kirkeby is conversant in Norwegian. Her professional affiliations include Sutter Medical Network, Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation, and California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC). Her practice is open to new patients.

Dr. Anne Porzig works as an adult endocrinologist in Palo Alto, CA and San Francisco, CA. Dr. Porzig is rated highly by her patients. She is professionally affiliated with Sutter Medical Network, the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center, and Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. She accepts several insurance carriers, including Health Net ELECT POS, United Healthcare Plans, and United Healthcare EPO. She has an open panel. She obtained her medical school training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine and performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Porzig is conversant in Spanish.

Dr. Carol Clewans is an endocrinologist. Patient ratings for Dr. Clewans average 4.5 stars out of 5. Dr. Clewans is especially interested in diabetes and metabolism. She is professionally affiliated with Sutter Medical Network and Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. She honors Health Net ELECT POS, United Healthcare Plans, and United Healthcare EPO, as well as other insurance carriers. Her practice is open to new patients. Dr. Clewans attended medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Her training includes a residency program at Stanford University Medical Center.

Dr. Grace Chan's area of specialization is adult endocrinology. Areas of expertise for Dr. Chan include diabetes and metabolism. The average patient rating for Dr. Chan is 4.5 stars out of 5. She honors Health Net ELECT POS, United Healthcare Plans, United Healthcare HSA, and more. Dr. Chan attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Her medical residency was performed at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She is professionally affiliated with Sutter Medical Network and Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. New patients are welcome to contact her office for an appointment.

Dr. Diane Suchet works as a pediatric endocrinologist in Palo Alto, CA and Los Altos, CA. For her professional training, Dr. Suchet completed residency programs at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford Hospital & Clinics. In her practice, Dr. Suchet focuses on turner syndrome and type 1 diabetes (juvenile diabetes). Patients rated her highly, giving her an average of 5.0 stars out of 5. She is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Health Net ELECT POS, United Healthcare Plans, and United Healthcare EPO. In addition to English, she speaks French. Dr. Suchet's hospital/clinic affiliations include Sutter Medical Network and Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Dr. Suchet is accepting new patients.

Dr. Daniele Rottkamp practices adult endocrinology and geriatrics (elderly care). Dr. Rottkamp is in-network for Health Net ELECT POS, United Healthcare Plans, and United Healthcare EPO, as well as other insurance carriers. She attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and then went on to complete her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Virginia. She is conversant in French. Dr. Rottkamp is affiliated with Sutter Medical Network, the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center, and Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. She has an open panel.

Dr. Alice Liu is an adult endocrinologist in San Carlos, CA and Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Liu obtained her medical school training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine and performed her residency at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. Areas of expertise for Dr. Liu include diabetes and metabolism. She accepts Health Net ELECT POS, United Healthcare Plans, and United Healthcare EPO, as well as other insurance carriers. She is professionally affiliated with Sutter Medical Network, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS), and Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. Her practice is open to new patients.

Dr. Beatty Ramsay is a specialist in endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism. He works in San Mateo, CA. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. Dr. Ramsay's hospital/clinic affiliations include Sutter Medical Network, Mills-Peninsula Health Services, and Mills-Peninsula Medical Group (MPMG). He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He is an in-network provider for Anthem, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, CIGNA Plans, and more. Dr. Ramsay has a closed panel.

Dr. Timothy Offensend is a medical specialist in endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism. Dr. Offensend takes Anthem, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, CIGNA Plans, and more. He attended Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at the University Hospitals, Cleveland. He is professionally affiliated with Sutter Medical Network, Mills-Peninsula Health Services, and Mills-Peninsula Medical Group (MPMG). New patients are welcome to contact Dr. Offensend's office for an appointment.

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What is Endocrinology?

Endocrinology is a medical specialty that deals with glands and hormones. Hormones are substances that act like chemical messengers between parts of the body. They are produced by glands, and travel in the bloodstream throughout the body where they act on different organs and cells to affect many different functions of life. Hormones control our appetite, growth, reproduction, and energy. When there is too little or too much of a hormone, an endocrinologist can help restore the balance.

Endocrinology problems are sometimes difficult and complex because hormones travel throughout the body and can affect more than one system. A single, simple imbalance can produce multiple, very different symptoms. Just a few of the diverse diseases treated by an endocrinologist include:

Diabetes (where insulin is not produced in the body or is not working well, and blood sugar levels rise, which damages tissues)

Hypothyroidism (where thyroid hormones are not produced well, reducing cell metabolism and energy)

Precocious Puberty (where reproductive hormones are produced too early in a child’s life)

Gigantism (where growth hormones are overproduced, leading to unusual size)

Endocrinology can contain subspecialties where physicians focus their care on specific groups of patients. For example, some endocrinologists are diabetic endocrinologists who know specifically how to care for diabetics’ particular needs in eye care, circulation, and foot care. Pediatric endocrinologists treat children. Whatever their subspecialty, all endocrinologists have the same goal: restoring balance when the body’s messaging system is not working correctly.